The latest batch of main estimates may already be in the queue for House approval, but VETERANS AFFAIRS members will still get the opportunity to quiz Lawrence MacAulay over the spending plans and program priorities within the department when he appears before the committee this afternoon alongside his deputy minister, onetime chief of defence staff Walter Natynczyk.

Over at ENVIRONMENT, MPs will get a briefing from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux before retreating behind closed doors to work on their report on plastics pollution.

Meanwhile, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS holds a lightning-round discussion on the most recent plans and priorities report from Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada, with senior officials from the respective departments and agencies involved expected to field questions.

On the Senate side, Justice Minister David Lametti outlines the rationale behind his bid to update Canada’s bestiality and animal-fighting laws at SOCIAL AFFAIRS, which will also hear from the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, Humane Canada and the BC Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Finally, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s omnibus budget implementation bill is already set to begin clause-by-clause at NATIONAL FINANCE, while ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS continues to go through the fine print of the government’s proposal to preserve and protect Indigenous languages.